The Brothel Keeper didn't refer to the madame of a brothel or a hostess in a nightclub, but was the moniker for a middleman—someone responsible for operating an agency similar to a real estate firm, except they dealt not in properties, but in all sorts of shady dealings. They were merely intermediaries, providing or undertaking various specialized and illegal transaction services for clients.
Today, Wealth and Fortune had been reserved entirely, causing some who had intended to come for hotpot to leave cursing and swearing. All the tables in the hall had been cleared away except for a large round one set up in the center, featuring a divided hotpot with one side filled with spicy broth and the other a clear soup with delicious mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, daylilies, and other vegetables.
